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Canonical URL: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6504

Official text excerpt

119 HR 6504 IH: Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act 
 U.S. House of Representatives 
 2025-12-09 
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. 
 
 
 
 I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6504 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 9, 2025 Mr. Murphy (for himself and Mr. Smith of Nebraska ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To extend duty-free treatment provided with respect to imports from Haiti under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act, and for other purposes. 
 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act . 2. Extension of special rules for Haiti under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act Section 213A of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act ( 19 U.S.C. 2703a ) is amended— 
 (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (1)— 
 (i) by amending subparagraph (B)(v)(I) to read as follows: (I) Applicable percentage The term applicable percentage means 60 percent or more on and after December 20, 2017. ; and 
 (ii) by amending subparagraph (C) to read as follows: (C) Quantitative limitations The preferential treatment described in subparagraph (A) shall be extended, during each period after the initial applicable 1-year period, to not more than 1.25 percent of the aggregate square meter equivalents of all apparel articles imported into the United States in the most recent 12-month period for which data are available. ; and 
 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking in each of the 16 succeeding 1-year periods each place it appears and inserting in any of the succeeding 1-year periods ; and (2) by amending subsection (h) to read as follows: 
 
 (h) Termination The duty-free treatment provided under this section shall remain in effect until December 31, 2028. . 3. Restoration of eligibility of certain articles for preferential treatment (a) In general The Pre…

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